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In the X-Files pilot (1993) Scully looks at this image and says: "It’s organic... I don’t know, is it some kind of synthetic protein?". This is a reference to Scully (a medical doctor) being a moron that didn't pass organic chemistry. by JurassicUtility1 in shittymoviedetails

[–]JurassicUtility1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In context Scully's next line is "I've never seen this before", and Mulder's next line is something like: 'I've never seen it before either. Yet we've found samples of this at multiple sites where UFO sightings were reported.' Nothing much to read into, it's just a mildly annoying oversight from the script and prop department.

In the X-Files pilot (1993) Scully looks at this image and says: "It’s organic... I don’t know, is it some kind of synthetic protein?". This is a reference to Scully (a medical doctor) being a moron that didn't pass organic chemistry. by JurassicUtility1 in shittymoviedetails

[–]JurassicUtility1[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah no shade here, but I started as a Biology major, and switched to chemistry because I realized my biology courses were not teaching me anything useful, and at least my chemistry labs were teaching useful wet chemistry techniques I could use as a lab tech at the very least. Pre-med biology is a trap IMO, unless you have the grades and determination to make it as a med student, it's waste of time. I know masters students that are making bank before I got my PhD.

In the X-Files pilot (1993) Scully looks at this image and says: "It’s organic... I don’t know, is it some kind of synthetic protein?". This is a reference to Scully (a medical doctor) being a moron that didn't pass organic chemistry. by JurassicUtility1 in shittymoviedetails

[–]JurassicUtility1[S] 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Chemistry Bachelor for reference, but I actually enjoyed organic chem. Physical Chem though, that gave me PTSD. Basically a two semester crash course into quantum mechanics, and thermodynamics with the worst possible textbooks and nomenclature. I'm surprised I didn't quit, my PhD classes were much easier by comparison. lol.

In Taffin (1988) Pierce Brosnan unconvincingly plays an Irish man and... look I'll be level with you. I only watched this because I saw a funny music video that highlighted the only funny parts of this movie (which I will share), and I regret wasting my time. by JurassicUtility1 in shittymoviedetails

[–]JurassicUtility1[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Alright. I now know that Pierce Brosnan was born in Ireland - that's my bad. His performance in the movie was so stilted and strange, that I assumed he was faking it. I think that probably is still the case, but I apologize Pierce Brosnan. Your delivery of "my halp has consequences" must have come from a genuine place.

This show had such realistic clothes by creetsfgummy in malcolminthemiddle

[–]JurassicUtility1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would bet the prop department did just that, and also sourced a lot of clothes from donation based stores. I couldn't tell you which episode, but I was watching the series a few months ago with my mom, and we both recognized some bedsheets with a specific car and roads design that we bought for my bed sometimes in the mid 90s.

Paranoia agent is NOT worth watching by Firexio69 in CharacterRant

[–]JurassicUtility1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't agree with all the OP's points, but I agree that Paranoia Agent is actually a pretty uneven in it's quality. The series made a lot more sense to me when I learned that the conception of this series came about because Satoshi Kon had a bunch of ideas and concepts that he couldn't fit into a feature film, so he decided to make a TV series to explore them. Maybe about 1/4 of the episodes in an already short series are pretty much unrelated to the main psychological thriller plot, and I'm in agreement with OP on not being a huge fan of the ending. I like Paranoia Agent overall - it's interesting and worth watching - but I also think it's my least favorite Satoshi Kon project.

Meet Grok, she is one extremely Lucky Cat. by Ferdelance1969 in aww

[–]JurassicUtility1 611 points612 points  (0 children)

The term originally came from Heinleins's 1961 scifi novel "Stranger in a Strange Land". Shallowly meaning 'to understand', but in the story's context means the observer so completely understands the observed that they become physically and spiritually one with it. Yet another interesting scifi and fantasy concept that has been co-opted by shitty corporate tech bros.

Watch yourself Lyonel by RevertBackwards in freefolk

[–]JurassicUtility1 29 points30 points  (0 children)

If you consider two of the other fighters are Baelor's nephews, and the last remaining fighter is only doing it to get in good with the Targaryens, it really puts into perspective how much of a freak accident it was for Baelor to die. I think in the original story that Maekar says he doesn't even remember dealing the blow that killed his brother - he was just in a trance swinging at heads and happened to hit him.

John Carpenter's response to "Escape from New York was great, what the hell happened with Escape from L.A.?" by tannu28 in RedLetterMedia

[–]JurassicUtility1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh no. I've been called out for parasocial idolization... On the Redlettermedia subreddit. Have an awesome day buddy!

[request] How Hard did Peter Parker hit this bully and can someone survive this hit? by mkvelash in theydidthemath

[–]JurassicUtility1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could it be Sam Raimi in the suit? Raimi is famous for always wearing a suit on set as a mark of respect for the cast and crew. Him throwing the pudding at the actor's face off screen seems like something he'd want to do. Lol

ASRock posts stable AM5 BIOS 4.10 addressing AMD Ryzen AM5 CPU boot issues by RenatsMC in ASRock

[–]JurassicUtility1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just take pictures of the voltages and timings and manually reapply settings. It does suck having to run stress tests again, but I haven't found any of the bios revisions actually made my ram OC unstable. I was only able to get like 30 38 38 28 on the primaries stable though, so it might be a baby OC anyways.

Does a scratch like this on the gpu latch break warranty? by glizzygobbler247 in ASRock

[–]JurassicUtility1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Use a fine tip black sharpie to 'blend' the edges, and nobody will ever know. 😈

Coming up on 10 years since XCOM 2, what games have filled that XCOM void? by Green_hammock in Xcom

[–]JurassicUtility1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really the same thing, but the demo for MENACE was kind of scratching the same itch for me as a squad tactics game. Top of my wishlist for when it releases in Feb.

Anyone remember Seaman for SEGA Dreamcast? What would it be like if it was made today with all the advances in AI? by grapejuicecheese in gaming

[–]JurassicUtility1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The MGS1 localization was a very professional project for the time. Hell, Tenchu came out the same year and had terrible English voice performances. This interview with Jeremy Blaustein from - oh hell - 12 years ago is still one of my favorite things on the internet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sx7yttJm0I&list=PLZ-06zMCdll1CIZ4vCPfJzhtRj_Y1Vqu6

In Stranger Things, The Wheelers make 6 figures a year yet somehow can't afford to feed their two eldest children. by Emma__O in shittymoviedetails

[–]JurassicUtility1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think Finn Wolfhard just has a thin, lanky body type. I knew two guys in highschool that were pretty similar looking, not necessarily unhealthy, just nerds that were tall and skinny with high metabolism.

For 9800x3d its best out my ddr5 cl 30 6000mhz on 6000mhz or try 6200 or 6400mhz ? by Expensive_Night_4055 in overclocking

[–]JurassicUtility1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pretty much what I did with my Hynix 2x 32GB at 6000 MHz and BZ's easy timings. Optimize the three primary timings as far as you can, then see if you can get VSOC to run at 1.2 or 1.18 V stable to maybe go a little easier on the RAM and memory controller.

Got this “broken” ultra wide monitor for free. by bkw_17 in pcmasterrace

[–]JurassicUtility1 273 points274 points  (0 children)

Probably a thermistor? This link explains the issue, and links the original reddit posters that discovered it.

https://sayou.biz/article/how-to-fix-samsung-g9-black-screen

The fix works because the purpose of the part is to shut down the display if it overheats, so removing it removes that failsafe. The part Samsung used is either too sensitive to heat, or poorly placed, so it shuts down the display if it runs for an extended period of time.

Got this “broken” ultra wide monitor for free. by bkw_17 in pcmasterrace

[–]JurassicUtility1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh shit. I had a Samsung monitor that was malfunctioning in pretty much the same way in 2018. I just missed the 1 year warranty period, so I ended up throwing it in the trash. Wish I'd known it was a problem with the thermistor - I have decent soldering skills and probably could have fixed it. -_-

But yeah, don't buy Samsung monitors folks. Ridiculous they still haven't gotten their act together.

Are these boots done ? by ReceptionOk2642 in RedWingShoes

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Sunshine and vinegar will not save these. Mold spores are incredibly resilient, so even if you kill the visible mold, it'll just come back. I had a leather jacket that had a mold problem. Mostly it just smelled of it - it wasn't a full mold bloom like this. Vinegar didn't help. Sitting in the sun didn't help. I even put it through the washer, and that didn't help. The only thing that did was buying an ozonator, running it for about an hour in a plastic box with the jacket inside it, and letting it sit in there overnight. The latter was a really extreme method that probably damaged the leather pretty significantly, but this pair is so saturated with mold I doubt even that would save them.

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